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BOTANY OP FERNANDO NOJtONHA. 



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f. 



Boiss. in 



DC. Prodr. xv. 2. p. 47 ; Ic. Thes. Zeyl. t. 105 ; Muell.-Arg. in 

 Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. 2. p. 684. — E. thymifolia, var. /3, L. Amcen. 

 Acad. iii. p. 115. 



A common weed in the garden and village j also in other half- 

 cultivated spots. 



Distribution. Cosmopolitan. 





t. 36; 

 Misc. 



DO. 



t ; Rook. Exot. Fl. i. 

 E. cuspidata, Bertol. 







On the sea-shore among stones, not common, below the Sapate 

 near Caps Placelliere. Eat Island, north side. 



Distribution. "West Indies. Mexico. Guatemala. Guiana. 



Manihot tjtilissima, Pohl, PL Bras. i. p. 32, t. 24 ; Muell.-Arg. 

 Mart. Fl. Bras. xi. 2. p. 457, et in DO. Prodr. xv. 1. p. 1064. 

 The cultivation and preparation of the Cassava occupies much 



of the time of the convicts. 



considerable quantity is grown 



for use in the island and for export. It does not appear to escape 

 from cultivation, nor have I seen it here in flower. 





Mart. Fl 



1006: Muell 



Mu 



The common form here seems to be the var. brasiliensis of 

 ll.-Arg. It is very common in every part of the main island 

 except the wooded districts ; and also occurs plentifully on Bat 

 Island. It does not appear to be cultivated. 



Sort. Vindob 





























Muell.-Ara. in Mart 



There were a few shrubs of this species in the village, forming 

 hedges with the other species. It is used in medicine. 



J. Pohliana, Muell.-Arg. in Mem. Soc. Pht/s. Oenlv. xvii. 2, 

 p. 499 ; Boiss. in DO. Prodr. xv. 2. p. 1091 ; 

 Fl. Bras. xi. 2. p. 492.— Var. subglabra. 



Muell 



d by Mos 

 gossypifoli 



Expedition, and not I. 



species it is very distinct. It is very abundant on Eat Island 

 and the main isle, and is very conspicuous from its bluish-grey 

 bare branches. It grows on the onen Darts of the whole island 











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